Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-10

quently had snort conference with Spies,
Fielden and Schwab in the lawyers cage
and obtained q formal written decIara-
ton that they had absolutely nothing to
do with the bombs brought to the jail.
Then for me last time Captain Black VS.
tied Parsons, Fischer and Engel in the
presence Of Jailer Folse for the purpose
of inducing them to sign petition TO
Governor Oglesby asking for mercy. It
was sll without avail, Parsons voicing the
determination by the words, aIf the state
can sfford to put me to death l can afford
TO die" With this the trio remained
fficm, notwithstanding when but few
minutes before the wives ard children OF
the three men despairiDgly beseeched the
men to sign for their sake.
INSANITY DODGE IN LINGG'S CASE.
CHICAGO, Ill Nov. 9.-Dr. James G.
Herman, former warden Of Cook county
hospital for the insane, flied petition in
the County court to day charging the fact
that Louis Lingg, the anarchist boom
maker under sentence of death, is inssne
and that it would be for the benefit and
for the safety OF the community that he
be confined in the state hospital for the
insane. The facts in the case, the petit
| lion alleges, can be proved by the petit
| toner and George E. DetTeller, Ferdi-
maud Spies, Ida Spies, Henry Spies, Chris
Spies, Mrs. Kutlleman, Gustaye Patch,
Louise letter, Mr.. Linnemeyer and Mrs
Bentley, all residents of Cook
county. The petition further
states that Lingg has no
property or effects, and pTays that writ
for the body of Louis Lingg be issued,
and Venire OF six good End lawful men
be made 10 determine the truth Of the al
legations, and also thai subpC enas for the
witnesses named be issued retur1able at
such time as may be fixed by the County
court, and that Lirgg be declared an in
sane man after due hearing and proof.
The petition is signed November 9, is
sworn to by DR.. Herman.
Judge Prendergast promptly decided
that he could do nothing IN the case,
knowing as ne did, who Lingg was,
and that he was in the county
Ill or criminal charge, and
under sentance of death. The attorney
who had the petition in charge said the
| court could not know authoritatively that
Ltugg was in jail as no evidence had
been given, ana the court Was only
| 70 judge Of the points brought out in s
legal way. The court insisted he could
use his private information in some
cases, and this in his opinion Was one in
which it was necessary. He said that be
would not issue the writ without due
notice having been given the states sttor-
ney. The attorney at once wrote notice
| to Mr.. GfinnelI and ssid be would try to
have the other side represented st
| 2 p. N. to-day when he hoped TO be
| granted the writ. The usual formal no.
! tice was served on States Attorney
| Grinlell shout p. IN. It informed the
the latter that motion for Wit If in
| Quiry directing the sheriff to bring Louis
Lingg before the court for trial Of insen-
| ity had been fled at 2 p. N. when the
! hearing Of the arguments were to be ia
| ken up. Judge Prendergast announced
that he would not hear the applicat on
! until after the criminal court had passed
on it.
NINA vANz4NDT REFUSED ADMISSION.
| CHICAGO, ILL =, Nov. Nina Van
Zsndt was refused admission to the jail
this morning, orders having been given
not to admit her again until after the
execution. She appeared much disap
| pointed as she went sway. The order
was given became of the Young womsn's
habit OF making "scenes" in the cage.
Mrs. Engel was, however, let in to see
her husband.
THE PLEAS TO THE GOVERNOR.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. 9.--The an
srcbists' delegation to petition for mercy
arrived here eglly this morning. When
Captain Black snd General Ttumbull ar
/ rived at the state capitol they were in
formed that the Governor had not yet ar.
rived. The doors of the reception rooms
| a 81 1T
ferent committees fled in. There were
nearly 100 present when they all assem-
bled Captain Black was presented tC
the Governor at once. A few minutes
later Captsin Black, advancing to the cor.
ner Of the table at which Mr.. Oglesby sat
began 80 read his appeal
The relatives Of the condemned sal
to the left Of the speaker
Captain Black began By reading the gen
eral petition which hsd been signed BY
the men themselves. The anarchist law
yer advanced but g little ways when he
came to the passage thst said, never be
fore the day of the Haymarket riot had s
single meetin5 OF anarchists been inter
11psed by the police. At this point Gov
ernor Oglesby interrupted and asked i
he was 20 understand that statement ST
truth.
''Yes, sir" replied the lawyer "and fur
theTmore that very meeting was attended
by Mayor Harrison himself VINO remsineC
until within twenty minutes of the riot
"Proceed," said the Governor, Captain
Black took 20 minutes to read the petit
ton and when he closed he said: "Thi!
hes been signed by Michael Schwab
Samuel Fielden and August Spies. The
reason that the accused Parsons, Fischer,
Eugel and Lingg did not sign It wss be
cause they claimed that they bad for.
wsrded to Your Excellency their auto
graph letters end old not tnink it neces
sary to sign this" The petition Iecitec
the history of the alleged offense for whlcl
petitioners had been condemned. IL 81
lrmed that none of T. en- either threw tht
fatal bomb or advised Its throwing, th.'
they ssd no knowledge of the fact that
was TO be thrown, that they had always
counselled and encouraged peace. Con
siderable space w&s devoted to an At
tempt to show that they had not had I
fair trial, and, indeed, that such trial wa
impossible in Chicago, in view CT the in
fuence and the state OF public sentimen
st the time il took place. Captain Blacl
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